DAMBUSTERS Fort, John

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Fort ​

• FORENAME

John ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F. ​

• RANK

Flying Officer ​

• NUMBER

49575 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th September 1943 ​

• AGE

31 ​

• GRAVESITE

Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 124 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 14.1.1912 Colne,Lancashire​

son of George and Martha Fort,York​

educated Christchurch School,Colne​

RAF 1929​

RAF Halton 15.1.1929​

CFS 5.1.1932​

HMS Glorious 23.7.1935​

504 Squadron 5.11.1937​

RAF Catterick 22.4.1940​

41 Squadron 8.4.1940​

ACRC 1.12.1941​

ACDW 3.1.1942​

9 ITW 24.1.1942​

51 Group Pool 20.5.1942​

10 AFU 24.6.1942​

Pilot Officer 14.9.1942​

10 OTU 24.9.1942​

1660 CU 5.1.1943​

207 Squadron 17.2.1943​

97 Squadron 15.3.1943​

617 Squadron 25.3.1943​

award DFC (Dams raid)​

Flying Officer 20.8.1943​

air bomber​

Lancaster JA981​

Ladbergen (Dortmund-Ems Kanal)​

recalled and crash in sea 8 miles NE of Cromer,Norfolk ​

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